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Re: bindings reserved for users
From: |
Kai Großjohann |
Subject: |
Re: bindings reserved for users |
Date: |
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 13:29:01 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.090006 (Oort Gnus v0.06) Emacs/21.2.50 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) |
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> What about non-ascii characters? The characters themselves? C-c
> followed by such a character? C-c followed by C-X where X is such a
> character? M-X where X is such a character?
>
> Since such characters are not available on all terminals, the question
> is not very important. People won't want to use these keys in major
> modes or minor modes meant for general use. I don't think we need to
> settle it now.
I see you explained things in the lispref. I propose the following
patch to the Emacs manual: (What is the correct way to typeset
"i.e." in Texinfo source code?)
--- custom.texi.~1.47.~ Mon Apr 1 17:08:42 2002
+++ custom.texi Mon Apr 22 13:24:29 2002
@@ -1349,7 +1349,8 @@
key sequences are inconvenient to use.
As a user, you can redefine any key; but it is usually best to stick
-to key sequences that consist of @kbd{C-c} followed by a letter.
+to key sequences that consist of @kbd{C-c} followed by a (lowercase or
+uppercase) letter, i.e. a through z and A through Z.
These keys are ``reserved for users,'' so they won't conflict with any
properly designed Emacs extension. The function keys @key{F5} through
@key{F9} are also reserved for users. If you redefine some other key,
As a separate issue, I think if X is a nonascii character, one could
reserve C-c X for users and C-c C-X for modes. What do you think,
Richard?
kai
--
Silence is foo!
- bindings reserved for users, Kai Großjohann, 2002/04/17
- Re: bindings reserved for users, Richard Stallman, 2002/04/18
- Re: bindings reserved for users, Kai Großjohann, 2002/04/18
- Re: bindings reserved for users, Richard Stallman, 2002/04/20
- Re: bindings reserved for users,
Kai Großjohann <=
- Re: bindings reserved for users, Eli Zaretskii, 2002/04/22
- Re: bindings reserved for users, Simon Josefsson, 2002/04/22
- Re: bindings reserved for users, Eli Zaretskii, 2002/04/23
- Re: bindings reserved for users, Richard Stallman, 2002/04/23
- Re: bindings reserved for users, Richard Stallman, 2002/04/25
- Re: bindings reserved for users, Eli Zaretskii, 2002/04/25
- Re: bindings reserved for users, Florian Weimer, 2002/04/26
- Re: bindings reserved for users, Kai Großjohann, 2002/04/23